A few weeks back while walking around downtown Halifax looking for interesting architecture and yes, interesting doors (!), I was excited to notice this one from a half block away on the other side of the street.

It looked like a beautiful old stained wooden door with nice decorative elements and carvings. As I got closer however…

Well you can see for yourself what can be done with a good paint job 😦

Mind you it is a VERY good paint job:

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I had a feeling this one might pique your interest 😉
After doing a little more research I found that The Green Lantern was the name of a restaurant that occupied the lower floor of the building from 1917 until the 1960’s.

That’s amazing Norm. I saw a kit of brushes and tools that craftsmen used to make metal walls and furniture look like wood in the Ward Room of certain Navy ships. It’s a very labor intensive process. These not only look like wood, but whoever painted them got the aging and weather right too.